#but Nina --- what a powerhouse!

[playedcrowd5610]

Danny Phantom x Creature Commandos Concept

Okay, but like... hear me out. I just finished watching Creature Commandos and am so hyped about this idea.

Let's say that Danny because he is half human, may get slightly more rights than other ghosts in the anti-ecto acts. Or maybe Jazz managed to publish enough papers on ghost psychology that they are no longer experimented on. Instead of being taken by the GiW, Danny could have ended up in the non-human prison and a part of the Creature Commando program.

Like Waller said, they aren't allowed to use human prisoners, but Danny is only half-human. They would totally use an OP powerhouse like Danny for government missions. They decided that they needed someone who could fly and had similar energy powers to Circe. So they pulled him out, maybe even from a GiW lab, to bring him there. (If he didn't get those rights after all. for extra angst factor)

They also used electricity to control the Commandos, something that Danny has a known weakness to. I could totally see him fitting in with the team and being pulled into it due to his powers and experiences. and I think he would be such a chaotic addition to the team.

They act very similar to lots of the ghosts he knows, and he would totally just hang out with them and ignore any threats or insults they throw at him cause he is used to it. He would also become such quick friends with GI, and he would totally respect Weasel and not really treat him like a dog.

Imagine:

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Dr. Phos: I was atomized; my body disintegrated before my eyes, it was the most painful thing I ever experienced.

Danny: No way, you too!? We can be disintegration buddies. :0

Dr. Phos: Uh... Sure kid.

----

Danny also would just hang out with Phos and wouldn't care about touching him because, like, the radiation wouldn't affect him. And Danny is used to hanging around glowing green skeletons all the time in the GZ. Phos is no different to him. It might be sweet to see them interact.

Rick might be torn about the fact that they have a 14-—to 16-year-old with them. He might have concerns about recruiting kids into the military and might even think about his own son, who died fighting for his country. Danny doesn't really have a choice here. Especially since he seems so human, we could have an empathy moment with him.

Danny would also be such a good friend to Nina! OMG, she needs a really good friend. Danny would be so nice and understanding with her, and he wouldn't even really care about what she looks like.

With the ghosts in the zone, he's seen so many different people and personalities that he wouldn't bat an eyelash at anyone. And as someone who looks so human, it may be very eye-opening for them. especially if they see him being treated like a freak for being a ghost, maybe even more so than them because ghosts are declared "non-sentient" by the government.

He is also totally OP, and it would be so funny to see all of their reactions if he just like took down Circe or even then just turned intangible and avoided everything, shield to protect them from a blast, something.

But legitimately, if anyone else has any fun scenarios or ideas for this, please share! I'm honestly so interested. and love this idea so much.

[j0eyj0rdis0n]

this is a school a/u idk if u wanna do it BUT, what if the creeps s/o got into drama with smb else and they end up fighting it out. How would the creeps react?

Oh love, when I'm a slut for my own AU that's how you know it's bad. Of course I want to do it!!

CATCHING YOU FIGHTING AT SCHOOL - CREEPS SCHOOL AU

JEFF THE KILLER:

Immediately wants to step in and take care of it for you

Who dares touch his s/o??

But when you give him that glare, he holds off. After this long with you, he knows when you mean business

But if things start to turn against your favor, he's right by your side fighting it out with you

JANE THE KILLER:

Crosses her arms and watches from the side

She's told you! Fighting isn't the answer but she also knows you do as you please

So she'll wait until it's all over to give you a piece of her mind. Expect a verrrryyyy long lecture

If you got your shit rocked, she'll patch you up. If you won, she'll give you a job well done nod but that doesn't stop her from her lecture

NINA THE KILLER:

She's the type to get a teacher/administrator

She meant well! She did! She didn't know you'd get suspended for fighting!

She'll make up rumors about the person you were fighting and of course everyone at school believes it! She knows everyone!

Doesn't know how to patch you up but she'll take you to Jack

KATE THE CHASER:

Doesn't care what you say, she's jumping in

She also doesn't care and will take the suspension for you

"What? No I started it. It's my fault."

Gives you a smile as they drag her away to the office. Worth it beating the shit out of them is all she thought

CLOCKWORK:

Similar to Kate she'll jump right in. But she doesn't bother using her fists.

She pulls a knife and immediately the enemy throws their hands up in defeat

Ain't no one gonna touch her s/o. Not when she's around to stop it

Sorry but if you fight she fights

"TICCI" TOBY:

Loses his fucking mind. It's not like he can feel pain anyway!

"DON'T YOU F-FUCKIN' TOUCH THEM!"

Makes a huge giant scene out of beating them to a pulp. Like Clocky, ain't no one gonna touch his s/o if he's around.

Honestly has to get pulled off of your attacker and probably has security called

TIM/MASKY:

As soon as he shows up, your attacker steps away

Everyone knows Tim's a powerhouse and he doesn't just wrestle, he's a damn good fighter too

Pulls you away and takes your spot in the fight if the attacker keeps fighting once he shows up

He has no problem taking their punches for you. He ends up knocking them out with one punch and walking away with you like nothing happened

BRIAN/HOODIE:

Scoops you up and runs the fuck away with you!

He doesn't like fights and he certainly doesn't need his precious s/o getting hurt

He's so fast barely anyone can catch up with y'all

He's in it for the long run after that. He'll stalk them, record filthy or embarrassing moments and post it for all the school to see. His revenge is slow but effective

EYELESS JACK:

He tries to keep his shit together when your attacker was just verbally berating you. He hates it if anyone talks to you that way

But as soon as they swing something snaps in him. No one expected a non athletic honors student to fight like that

Almost kills them with how hard he's strangling them. It takes you begging him to let go for him to finally do so.

He growls that he'll kill them if they tell anyone about this and carries you away

[chaosandcrimson]

no way is that EOS GENOVA.. they're a 28-year-old SYNTH notoriously known for being HAUGHTY & UPTIGHT but there are some people who have seen them being ELOQUENT & ANALYTICAL. if you ask me, they remind me a lot of vintage pearl earrings, the pop of a champagne bottle, and cracks in your picture-perfect life, but that could just be because they're considered the PRETTY PRINCESS POWERHOUSE around town. just keep an eye on them & see if their true colors shine through..

Do you really want to know where I was April 29th? Do I really have to chart the constellations in his eyes? You know there's many different ways that you can kill the one you love The slowest way is never loving them enough

OVERVIEW

Name: Eos Isolde Genova

Nickname(s): N/A

DOB: October 3, 2096

Age: 28

FC: Nina Dobrev

Height: 5'7"

Pronouns: She/Her

Sexuality: Bisexual

Occupation: Event Planner

Relationship Status: Divorced (Closed)

[+] analytical, eloquent, thorough [–] defensive, haughty, uptight

BIOGRAPHY

Eos is the youngest daughter of a Bulgarian diplomat. Her mother is a housewife, and she has an older half-sister, Nyx, from their father's first marriage.

Growing up, she felt like she was constantly standing in her older sister's shadow (which was a little ironic given their respective name meanings). Nyx was clearly their father's favourite, and everything seemed to come naturally to her: grades, friends, boyfriends. She never struggled, and she never really had to try.

On the other hand, Eos felt like she had to work extremely hard to accomplish even a fraction of what her sister did. She got good grades, but she had to pull all-nighters studying to get them. She was popular, but only because she crafted every little detail about how she looked and presented herself in order to fit in. The only thing that came naturally to her was to chronically overthink things.

It took until college for her to feel like she had finally caught up with Nyx. She was getting a business degree, had a long-term boyfriend from a good family who had declared his intention to propose to her, and had several job offers lined up for when she graduated. When her sister joined the FBI, it felt like she was watching her biggest competitor stumble right before the finish line.

She thought that becoming their parents' new golden child would feel more like a victory, but there was no satisfaction in winning against someone who wasn't playing the same game as her; someone whom she now realised had never even been competing with her. To everyone else, asking her sister to be her maid of honour seemed like a given, but to Eos, it was a gesture of reconciliation.

It was during their first year of marriage that Eos discovered that having a fairytale wedding didn't necessarily equate to having a fairytale life. The first warning sign came when her husband insisted that she quit her job in order to become a full-time corporate wife. As a partnership, it worked well at first, but with time it became evident that was all it was—a business arrangement.

Realising that he had only married her for her name and connections devastated her, but she had already invested so much time and energy into their life together that she was willing to try to make it work, even if it meant that they both carried on extramarital affairs and each agreed to look the other way.

Their marriage did not blow up overnight, nor did it end due to one singular indiscretion; rather, it was death by a thousand cuts, a slow decline into mutual indifference until he barely spoke to her, and she didn't even care enough to keep up appearances. They were shy of their five year anniversary when she decided that she actually wanted more out of life than to be in a loveless marriage.

Before their divorce could even be finalised, Eos decided to move to DFW to get a fresh start, as well as to be close to her sister and niece. She has been in town for about half a year, and has spent most of that time slowly building up her own event planning and catering business, which is doing quite well.

MISC

Since moving, she has gone back to going by her maiden name. However, legally she is still known by her married name, Eos Astor.

[vetiverriver]

yes shameless promotion works, i’ll 100% read, what ones do you recommend? (i’ve only been reading fics for like 3 weeks and i’ve already read a good 20 or more lol)

Boy DO I have recs (in no specific order). I don’t know why some of the titles aren’t showing in the links. These guys are some of the powerhouses of the fandom and have multiple amazing fics. There are so so many more but I can’t list them all. My bookmarks are public so pick through them too if you get the chance! We have a very talented fandom.

@rehizle28 @myrebelliousphase @geek-and-nina @onceuponacaskett @commanderbuffy @thelastwarriornun

This one is unfinished but has some of the most beautiful writing. I think it is absolutely worth the read.

[its10oclock]

HOA Pokemon au pt 3 honestly, this is the whole reason I made this.

VICTOR:

-Listen you can't have Victor without Corbierre and he would 10000% have a corviknight. He loves him to bits, yes he was his first pokemon, yes he found him as a rookidee, and yes he will do anything for him. Also unlike Corbierre Corviknight is alive.

-Zangoose enemy of sevipers

-Roserade he helps Victor with his prized rose bushes

-Polteageist helps with trying to find the recipe for the elixir. They also make an amazing tea.

-Ninetales is said to live 1000 years and is a hint to Victor's attempt of immortality

-Umbreon Robert gave Sarah and Victor each an eevee his evolved into an umbreon

SARAH

-Raichu, pichu was her first pokemon she found him playing in the garden. When Sarah met Nina, she reminded her of when she was a kid with her pikachu.

-Tinkaton the enemy of Corviknights

-Klefki basically the locket of this universe and was given to Nina

-Banette, when her parents died she was very lonely she found a shuppet in her time of need.

-Nidoqueen honestly she's just an icon

-Espeon Robert gave Sarah and Victor each an eevee hers evolved into an Espeon

RUFUS:

-Rufus is the kind of guy where if you can't do your job he will get rid of you. These are his longest staying pokemon he's had many more in the past.

-Seviper his first ever pokemon and the only one he has a "soft spot" for he caught it while playing with Victor and Sarah it lunged for Sarah and he caught it to protect her.

-Golbat note how it's not a crobat he doesn't get the whole evolves with friendship thing.

-Zorark helps with disguises

-Hydragon and houndoom they are the intimidating powerhouse

ROBERT:

-Much like Victor and Sarah, I think him and Victor Sr. Had buddy pokemon his was a Rockruff and his evolved during mid-day. Plus he helps with much of the archeological digging.

-Cofagrigus my gosh Robert do be raiding tombs and he do be raiding the pokemon in those tombs

-Lucario is pokemon anubis, and this is his house, the house of anubis.

-Golurk guess what he found this one Raiding a tomb

-Rabsca it's an anagram for scarb its has a nice Egyptian esthetic also if for sure knows revival blessing.

- Floette more specifically the eternal flower Floette its said to be over 3000 years old and cursed with immortality. Robert kept her safe until he died after that no one has seen her again. Much to Victor Sr dismay, he believes that the secret of immortality was connected to this Floette

VICTOR SR:

-Honchkrow listen beware the black bird and all that but honestly that apple doesn't fall that far from the tree.

-Gengar a haunting presence for a haunting man

-Ariados found it as a spinarak in the cellar he figured with the poison typing he could use it to find a certain Floette.

-Metagross found on an expeditions it once lived as a guardian of a tomb

-Drapion found in the middle of the desert

-Much like Victor and Sarah I think him and Robert, had buddy pokemon his was a Rockruff and his evolved during midnight. Plus he helps with all of the schemes.

[ausetkmt]

Nina Simone - A Single Woman

“Papa, Can You Hear Me?”

A Single Woman

1993

In 1993, Nina Simone recorded and released her last studio album, A Single Woman. Living in Southern France, she was lured back into the booth by Elektra A&R executive Michael Alago, who brought major label marketing dollars and seasoned producers and orchestrators. Taken from the 1983 Barbra Streisand film Yentl and penned by Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, and Michel Legrand, “Papa, Can You Hear Me?” is a powerhouse musical theater showstopper that no one would mistake for a conventional jazz standard. But Simone—who starts the song with an allusion to the Negro spiritual “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot”—slyly reconstructs it as an interior, howling lament for her father, who passed away in the early 1970s while they were estranged.

Backed by swelling strings, Simone pulls every ounce of melancholic emotion out of the heart-wrenching lyrics. As the chords ramp up, so does her quivering voice; every time she tackles the song’s falling Middle Eastern vocals runs, it sounds like tears streaming down her face. One of her most dramatic performances captured on record, “Papa, Can You Hear Me?” finds Nina Simone working through the despair of her own orphanhood, exorcising her troubled relationship with the men who defined aspects of her complicated life. How fitting that her final album—a musical commentary on what it means to be a mature, single woman living in exile—captures such pure, unadulterated human feeling. –Jason King

Listen: “Papa, Can You Hear Me?”

[chaoticneutralbell]

There's a hole in your logic

You who know all the answers...

| soundtrack | living space | style

Name: Lucy Archer Bell

Age: 30 (Feb 12)

Identity & Orientation: NB AFAB, they/he/she, disaster pan

Originally From: Clackamas, Oregon

Most Recent Community: Dielectric Research Community, Connecticut

Time in Redwood: New as of February 2043

Resides in: A bungalow near the school

Previous occupation: Biomedical / Neuro-Engineer

Community occupation: Teacher (STEM subjects) / Daycare / Mechanic's assistant

Lucy was born to a mom in (temporary) recovery, and never knew her father. She grew up mostly raised by maternal grandparents while her mother went through several rounds of rehab, additional pregnancies and falls off the wagon. Lucy, meanwhile, became a driven, intelligent young woman - with a real sarcastic wit. She excelled in soccer, but ended up needing financial assistance for college.

She was indignant at needing financial assistance, being teased by classmates for her financial struggle, and eschewed parties to hold down a job around classes. By 2037 Lucy was in her last year of a bachelors program at John Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.

Already having been approached by prestigious biomedical firms, Lucy was starting to feel she'd outrun her crappy circumstance of birth. Around the same time news of a new outbreak was starting one of the firms swooped in and recruited every student on the same track. Promised them the chance to change the world in their lifetime, to save mankind. That they were all needed.

Dielectric was their home for several years as the world shut down. Compartmentalized, kept ignorant of the goings on outside; told it was for the best if they weren't distracted by the outside world.

Small teams worked on different pieces of a greater whole, brainstorming, hypothesizing, testing, making odd supply requests from the men upstairs...

Until supplies stopped showing up.

An intellectual powerhouse, the cell found solutions to problems as they came. Predicted likely future issues and took what preventative measures they could. But eventually, the walls would be permeated.

What researchers survived that inevitable breach fled; they weren't built for brute force fighting. Lucy was never more grateful that she'd been a jock in high school, able to outrun bigger, heavier predators.

A year of another kind of learn-by-doing, and Lucy fell ass-over-teakettle into Redwood. Specifically by setting off a hunting trap.

| Headcanons |

Lucy was on course to earn her Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering; specifically angling for the Neural Engineering Track.

She never lost her snarky personality. Originally a defense mechanism, it eventually simply became a part of her personality. It didn't endear her to superiors at Dielectric, alas.

Before you ask - yes his mom named them Lucy as a Beatles homage. Yes, Lucy finds it tacky. Yes, he knows it's close to Lucille Ball, too.

Doesn't like talking about how they lost their left pinky.

Created "A fully implantable,wireless interface for CNS for electronic recording, stimulation and microfluidic drug delivery."

5 Tattoos: Lunar moth at right hipbone | cobra winding up right arm | Neuron up the exterior left calf | Twilight Zone inspired on left bicep | James Webb hexagon on the back of their neck

Goes by Archer, in addition to Lucy

Birth order: Lucy -> Allison (26) -> Joey (23) -> Nina (20) -> Jordan (16) -> Jimmy (12)

| Wanted Connections |

STEM nerds (open!) - Do you speak science, tech, engineering or math? Then Lucy would love to nerd it up with you. Conversation, projects, wild theories, whatever @orioncarnell , @tamirkamadcr

Chaotic Buds (1/2) - Lucy has high Int, low Wis and obviously would love buds of similar stat block. @aresmelaina ,

Kite String (0/1) - Who's going to tether this girl when she's getting unrealistic, too salty, etc?

Trap Spring (1/1) - She was brought in by a hunter whose trap she set off. Soz, dude. - @davxdalexander

Crossed Paths (2/3) - She was extremely behind the 8 ball on the whole apocalypse thing, running a couple years behind everyone else. Did you encounter her in the last year? Helped her out or took advantage? @frankxausting , @harry-thompson

[cyberplex]

Howdy, Anna, and welcome to the Cyberplex! Please submit your account to the main in the next 72 hours and look over the rest of our checklist here. We look forward to seeing Eos Genova and Nyx Nieves on the dash.

victoria justice / she/her ——— no way is that NYX NIEVES.. they’re a 30-year-old HUMAN notoriously known for being ARROGANT & INTRACTABLE but there are some people who have seen them being ALTRUISTIC & VALIANT. if you ask me, they remind me a lot of Italian leather boots, being surprisingly agile in high heels, and doing what’s right regardless of the rules, but that could just be because they’re considered the COWBOY COP around town. just keep an eye on them & see if their true colors shine through..

nina dobrev / she/her ——— no way is that EOS GENOVA.. they’re a 28-year-old SYNTH notoriously known for being HAUGHTY & UPTIGHT but there are some people who have seen them being ELOQUENT & ANALYTICAL. if you ask me, they remind me a lot of vintage pearl earrings, the pop of a champagne bottle, and cracks in your picture-perfect life, but that could just be because they’re considered the PRETTY PRINCESS POWERHOUSE around town. just keep an eye on them & see if their true colors shine through..

[indigosabyss]

Hollow Spirit (Nanbaka x JJK) Crossover - Trainee #27

[featuring trans!Megumi & this interpretation of Nina]

An hour before the Goodwill Event was set to start, Megumi found himself back at the vending machines. And of course he had to run into one of the other schools' students. Why did he even come here anymore?

"Oi, brat, what's good here?" The other student asked, "Nanba has its own drinks, so I don't even recognize some of these brands."

They were from the Nanba Training Academy? Megumi didn't recognize this one. He looked carefully at the bright red uniform, and the straight red hair brushing past their shoulders.

"We've got cola. And juice." He said, frowning a little, "Who are you, again?"

The person scowled, "We met a few hours ago! What the hell?"

It clicked in his head. Nina. The one who knew Todo's favorite idol, and then brawled about it.

"Sorry, Nina, you look really different." He walked the statement back before another fight broke out.

Nina relaxed, winding a finger through the hair which had previously been shiny and tied up in twin ponytails, "Oh, yeah that was for a shoot I had before we came here. It's quite the transformation, huh? Been taking T for a year, and a pro makeup artist can wipe it away like nothing. Wouldn't have bothered putting in the effort to get it all out if that weird oaf hadn't made it ugly as shit."

Megumi twitched at the easy coming out. This guy was a lot more chill on his own. He said it so easily, too. Did this guy know Megumi was also-?

"Your Magidru idol career requires you to look like a woman, right?" He asked, getting his own can of soda. He couldn't help but prod further, seeing how different the guy was now.

"Yep." Nina agreed, can cracking open with a hiss, "It's annoying, almost everyone in the industry is a creep, but it keeps the money flowing. And my bandmates are good fun."

He took a long sip. Drained the can in a few chugs, and then threw it across the hallway at the trashcans. The can hit the wall, and then fell neatly into the trash. A sizeable dent was left on the wall.

Why did Megumi get stuck with all these powerhouses?

"Fucking hell, they really skimp out on the corn syrup in ours." Nina snorted, standing up, "See you on the battlefield. Hope you don't mind when I crush your weakling school."

There it was.

Megumi nodded sharply and let him leave, watching the guy saunter away with one hand outstretched, as if used to carrying some type of weapon in that hand. If his regular strength was this intense, he didn't want to see what he was capable of with a cursed tool.

----

The first event went to shit.

The second event was baseball.

"No fair! Nina clearly has an advantage!" Nishimiya called out, pointing to where the boy was practicing strikes with his nail-tipped bat.

"Die mad." He snapped back.

"Ah, maybe you should take a break, Nina." Murakami hummed, "You can't have recovered from the way you overworked your cursed energy back in the first event."

"What? I'm fine." Nina replied, frowning.

Yuuji nodded along, suddenly looking concerned, "You were awesome there, Nina! But, pulling up a full tree like you did- I bet it took a lot out of you. Just rest for now."

"You're just trying to get out of facing me!" Nina accused, but it was of no use. He was benched.

In the end of the bleachers, he saw Murakami standing with crossed arms, grinning wildly at the stadium. But his eyes were fixed firmly on Nina's.

After his showing two days ago, and the reactions from Gakuganji, it might not be smart to associate with the guy, but Nina stood up anyway to go approach him.

----

"Aw, here to keep me company?" Murakami simpered, giving him a fanged grin when Nina approached.

"You made it quite obvious you wanted to talk to me." He rolled his eyes as he sat down next to him.

"Did I?" The layabout blinked, not losing his cheer, "Oh, well, you're a perceptive one, so I'm sure you're mistaken on how obvious it was."

He wasn't perceptive at all. Nina scowled and waited for him to explain himself.

"So. You know you're different from the others, right." Murakami finally came out and said it.

Anger pulsed through Nina. He grit his teeth and kept his eyes on the game to not explode entirely, "I know I'm different." He replied lowly, "And I remember it every time someone reacts weird about me being a guy. I remember it with the way they look at me, and whisper about me, and underestimate me to my face. And I don't need your stupid ass to tell me I'm different."

Murakami didn't flinch at all from Nina's seething, simply tilting his head, "I guess your job and appearance can cause some issues as well. But I was talking about something else." He was contemplative as he watched where Megumi had bunted a ball, "You're really strong, Nina."

"My best trait." He preened.

"You know that you weren't channeling any cursed energy when you pulled that tree up by the roots, yeah?" Murakami checked. Nina paused. He knew, of course he did. Question was, how did Murakami know? No human could have done that without cursed energy boosting them.

Taking his silence as affirmation, Murakami continued, "Bet you think you're just that strong. The truth is you've unconsciously given yourself a massive boost with natural energy, a force that can't be manipulated or even conceived by most lifeforms." His purple slitted eyes flicked over to him, "Congratulations, Nina. You're a togabito."

"That supposed to mean something?" Nina was waiting for the other shoe to drop. From what Gakuganji had said, and Murakami's own words, the layabout was being sentenced to death because of the way his technique meshed with natural energy.

But that was because of the threat Murakami posed against Tengen. What did this have to do with Nina?

"See, there's a faction amongst the higher-ups that want all togabito dead." Murakami stuck his tongue out, "We're considered too dangerous. Our biology too much of a risk. All of us must be put to death to keep the world safe. That's why I agreed to my execution."

Then his eyes softened a little as he put a hand towards Nina, "But that doesn't mean I get to make that decision for everyone. Which is why I'm warning you, since my execution is only a week away."

Kugisaki was throwing a fit over Mechamaru's inclusion in the game. Nina's mouth as dry as he swallowed.

"I see. This world... really sucks." His mouth tasted bitter when he smiled, "Thanks for warning me, Tengu."

Murakami's laughter was a surprise, "You're such an asshole! Never change, man." He hesitated for a second, "Or change however you like. Just stay true to yourself."

----

They left that day to head back to the Nanba island.

Murakami didn't come with them.

Nina's mouth still tasted bitter when he told the news to Yamada and Midzuchi, and their faces fell.

Murakami had been right, he realized as he walked through familiar walls. He was different from the others. And he was being hunted. Herded like sheep. Or victims of Murakami's tree maze.

[independentartistbuzz]

Songstress Julia D’Angelo Comes Alive on “Kathmandu”

Julia D'Angelo has just revealed her gorgeously crafted single and video for "Kathmandu."

Julia D'Angelo's music embodies a delicate avant-garde essence infused with a charming quirkiness, demonstrating her skill in seamlessly integrating conventional and groundbreaking elements to craft a distinct and harmonious sonic experience. While her artistic path initially unfolded in the realm of dance, Julia's ventures into music, acting, and film have been greatly influenced by this background. As a result, she frequently embarks on projects that flawlessly unite various art forms, showcasing her innovative and multifaceted creative approach.

Listen in here: https://open.spotify.com/track/7iY5eCnn7qwOFqM0AE2fF7?si=6b0e6d4b39544ab3

Watch the video here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5vi_-jn7bE

Julia shares of the track:"This song actually started out as a poem that I had written years ago. I was seeing someone at the time who's window saw the most beautiful sunrises I'd ever seen in my life. I remember not being able to sleep one night, and just staring out the window - looking at the same sunrise that I had seen many times before, only this time feeling immense guilt, because I knew I had to end the relationship, and I was terrified. The first line of the song "Never been so scared of the night sky, never been so used to a white lie" speaks directly to that feeling. What followed was a journey through my imagination, from being trapped and held down, to bursting through that window and being - for lack of a better word - free."

Infusing jazz-influenced arrangements, unusual rhythmic phrasings, and understated spoken word into her dreamy indie-folk melodies, Toronto born, Brooklyn based Julia D’Angelo is a multi-disciplinary artist focusing in music and film. With an emphasis on the lyricism within her tracks, Julia seeks to defy genre conforming rules and curate music that is both honest and authentic to who she is and how she views the world around her. Musically, she pulls a lot of inspiration from powerhouse women musicians throughout the years - Nina Simone, Bonnie Rait, Amy Winehouse, Fiona Apple, Norah Jones and Ani DiFranco to name a few - making their way into her music through inflections of smoke-tinged vocals and a subtle avant garde and quirkiness. Prior to pursuing music, acting and film, Julia grew up a dancer, so she often creates projects that meld all of these art forms together.

"Kathmandu" is out now via all platforms.

[soulcheri]

"Why not?" Judging by experience, bad ideas are often the most rewarding. And isn't that what Jake is looking for? A reward. Something tangible to take with him after being sated properly? Nina's pussy would surely do that. Not only would she take Jake's virginity (unbeknownst to her) -- she would cement herself permanently in his life and in his memories. When he looked back on this day years later, or told his grandkids about how he lost his v-card... he would have to recount this event. Her name over Brooke's.

For Tyler, Nina seducing Jake was about him getting Brooke's best friend out of the way so he could move in on her. For Nina, this was about power. It was about proving to everyone, especially her latest sidekick, that she was the real powerhouse among their friend group. She was the one, the guys wanted to fuck and the girls aspired to be. Not Brooke Maddox. She needed to be knocked down a peg or two, reminded of where she stood on their social ladder's food chain.

Which, is why Nina forces Jake down onto the bed with her hands placed above his shoulders. "Don't worry, Jakeypoo. No one has to know what I do to you. It's just you and me here. Tyler would kill you if he ever saw us together and what Brooke doesn't see, can't hurt her right? Don't you want to practice, anyway? Make sure you'll be good enough for her when the time finally comes? She has a lot of romantic ideals. Trust me, I would know. Girl talk and all. You have sooooo many expectations to live up to. So consider this me, helping you. For her. She's my best friend, I want the best for her. And I know you no longer want to be hers. You want to be the guy that she can't stop thinking about, right? The guy she craves and comes undone for with a single look? The one who makes her freak flag fly and she just has to have at the drop of a hat." In other words.... he wants to be more like Tyler.

Who, come to think of it.... has Brooke in that very same predicament. Downstairs, Brooke can barely hold herself upright let alone form a coherent response to Tyler's goading. If it weren't for his hands holding her up and making sure their electric kiss didn't break -- even after they knocked over a tower of beer bottles -- she might've collapsed into a puddle on the floor. His hands on her ass, under her shirt, and then over the front of her shorts sends shockwaves through Brooke's system. Pleasure stabs at the juncture between her thighs, creating a series of spasms and gasps the moment Tyler's fingers locate her sweet spot. She's not only soaking wet from her dip in the pool with Jake but, from the arousal he draws out of her.

Look at me with those pretty eyes. Her mouth falls open with a shuddering gasp just as she feels him spread her pussy lips wide open. "Tyler," She whines. Her voice sounds so strangled, you would've thought he was choking her. Instead, he merely ups the ante by pressing his thumb so far up against her clit it makes her sing like a caged bird, desperate to be let out of its prison. By now, her arousal had begun to beat like a drum against his finger, giving way to how easy it was for him to rile her up with a single touch. He wasn't this bold or this possessive in France. Sure, he taught her what being fingered felt like but.... this time was different. For starters, it was insanely more hot.

Part of her is even worried she might combust purely from overheating. Was that even a thing? Was it possible to die from overstimulation? It sure as hell felt like it. To make matters worse, or slightly more embarrassing for her, Tyler just has to comment on it. He warns her to calm down, lest she fall freely towards her open grave. "Oh my----" she would've said GOD! but her words were overshadowed by her moans the second he enters not one but two fingers inside of her. Brooke has no choice but to grab ahold of something. Which just so happens to be the sleeves of Tyler's leather jacket. Every nerve ending along her body is alive and screaming for pleasure and mercy. Which he never really shows her. But rather, he reminds her of their pact. So long as they were fucking or getting physical with each other, they were not to do the same thing with others. He says he hasn't with Nina, therefore she shouldn't with Jake.

Oh god. Jake! Since the moment Tyler cornered her in the kitchen, Brooke forgot all about him. He was a distant thought, a distant memory to what was currently taking place between them. But, the reminder snaps her out of it. As does Tyler's encouragement to go find him before Nina does. Considering, they know the risks of leaving the two alone, together. France only happened after Brooke watched Nina flirt with Jake and nearly fuck him on the dance floor. At least that's the story Brooke was going to go with to avoid admitting her feelings for Tyler might be complicated and overwhelming. Fitting, since his kiss reiterates that. Brooke's dizzy with want after it ends and he pulls his wet finger out of her shorts to sample the taste of her from it. The way his tongue wraps around the evidence of her moisture and sucks it dry, is enough to make her knees clench.

Had she been in a more stable frame of mind, she might've questioned the meaning behind his next few words and the suggestion they're laced with. Isn't that where Jake is waiting for you? Why don't you go check on him? I'll be outside, waiting by my car, if you need a ride. What made him think she would need a ride once she found him? Did Tyler know something that Brooke didn't? "Yeah.... okay...." she can barely walk, let alone think straight after Tyler releases her to rejoin the party. Brooke does but not without forgetting to take the bottle of Grey Goose she originally went downstairs to get.

Her feet lagged the whole way, resembling dead weights as she turned the doorknob and twisted it open into Noel Cameron's bedroom. The second it hung ajar, it revealed a topless Nina spread over Jake's lap. The skirt her friend had on had luckily concealed Brooke's view enough that she couldn't physically see Jake's cock wedged between her pussy but the implication and reality was there all the same. "Oh my god!" Brooke gasps, prior to covering her mouth with her hands. From their position, Jake's back is facing her so he can't see her trembling frame until Nina fists his hair and pries his mouth away from her aching tits. "Brooke--" The redhead feigns her embarrassment. Though, she doesn't make an effort to get off of Jake.

Not that it matters because by that point, Brooke has seen enough. She's already half way down the hall and through the front door, when the tears and the visceral sting of her friends' betrayal become more imminent. Both can be felt in deepest parts of her belly and seen in her sorrowful eyes as she breezes past Tyler outside, on her path down the driveway. If he calls out to her or sees her leave, she can't hear him past the blood thumping in her ears. All she wants is to get the hell out of there and fast before Jake has time to catch up to her and beg to explain.

Jake does his best to shrug off Nina's insult. He knows she's only being a bitch because her parents don't love her enough. It was either that, or they love her too much. Because when you spoil a person rotten, they become just that —- rotten. How else could you explain her deviltry? Jake was a douche because his parents weren't around to give him enough attention. Therefore, he gets it from bullying others and overcompensating. What was Nina's reason? Is Tyler not giving her enough dick? Was he too small? It was possible the tattooed rebel was all show. It wouldn't surprise Jake if Tyler was overcompensating too.

"What do you mean Brooke left?!" He stands up from the bed...forgetting he's hard as stone. Jake was only reminded by the narrowing of Nina's eyes, as she looks down at the protrusion in his shorts. He's embarrassed by it, until he feels her hand brush along its length. For a split second, Jake forgets all about Brooke. The only thing he can focus on is the pleasure Nina's providing him. Brooke was taking too long, and if she did leave him hanging, that would be fucked up considering he took Viagra for her. He wanted to make sure he would last longer than a few pathetic seconds. Without the pill, he would have been lucky to make it through foreplay. "What do you want to do, Nina? Fuck? No offense but, I don't think that's a good idea. I'll admit though...you are hot. You have great tits." Jake can't believe the words coming out of his own mouth. It's the buildup in his groin, its driving him insane. He'll cave and do just about anything for relief.

--

It's just a nickname Riley and I made up to describe people who get under our skin. He'll show her what it's like to have him under her skin. As their lips move together in perfect harmony, Tyler's hands slide underneath her shirt to explore her bare waist and hips. He's seconds away from cupping her breasts when he hears something break behind them. In the haste of their passion, they knocked over a few beer bottles and one of them rolled off the table before shattering against the floor. Rather than stopping what they were doing, Tyler laughs and then returns to kissing her. This time, his hands squeeze around her ass and he pulls her closer to his chest, mouth, and the growing erection behind his jeans. "You're so pretty when you're coming undone..." his breath was harsh against her mouth as he slides one palm down the front of her shorts. Her clothes were soaked from when Jake tossed her in the pool. As a result, there's some resistance between his fingers and her panties, which were sticking to her skin.

"Look at me with those pretty eyes." Tyler takes her throat in his other hand and urges her to look up at him, in the same moment his fingers spread her apart. He's not sure if she's wet from the pool, or him. Either way, the lubricated feeling makes him smirk against her lips as he glides a thumb up and down her clit. By now, he knows exactly where to touch her to drive her crazy. He can feel the way her pulse comes alive behind his fingertips. "Your poor pussy is going to have a heart attack if you don't calm down. Take a deep breath." With the hand he had around her neck, he exchanges his grip to hold her chin. While keeping her eyes leveled, he inserts his index and middle finger inside her. Brooke was still too tight. Therefore, he removes one finger and places his thumb against her clit, to stroke and massage the little bud that's sure to make her stomach do backflips. "You remember what we talked about in France? Only I can make you cum. I haven't fucked Nina and you won't fuck Jake. Besides..." Tyler leans in and kisses her with a level of passion that could be mistaken for hate. Once he pulls back, he tugs on her bottom lip with his teeth, and groans. "I heard Nina was making her rounds. First with Noel, then I saw her head upstairs. Isn't that where Jake's waiting for you?" After working her core to an all-time high, he drags his hand back and sucks on his middle finger, making sure her sweet nectar doesn't go to waste. "Why don't you go check on him? I'll be outside, waiting by my car if you need a ride home." After releasing his hold from her face, he lets her go—-like a hunter showing mercy to its prey.

[sisidzy]

Showtime Merges with MTV Entertainment Studios

Before being integrated into Paramount+, Showtime has undergone a significant change in the leadership structure: Showtime co-presidents Jana Winograde left the network, and two-decade Showtime veteran Gary Levine stepped down to an advisory role. Several other leaders have joined Jana Winograde in exiting Showtime, including COO and CFO Michael Crotty, exec vp nonfiction Vinnie Malhotra, exec vp and general counsel Rob Rosenberg, and vp and entertainment counsel Kent Sevener. 

What’s following the personnel change is the combination of Showtime and its sister brand MTV Entertainment Studios. Chris McCarthy, the president and CEO of Showtime and Paramount Media Networks, announced that they were going to have a united leadership team for both networks, with Nina L. Diaz as the chief creative officer & president of content and Keith Cox as the president of scripted. 

Even if the leadership structure is altered unimaginably, Amy Israel will stay on at Showtime and continue as exec vp scripted, now reporting to Diaz. And the president of music and tentpole events Bruce Gillmer will continue to oversee all music across the company inclusive of Showtime. McCarthy plans to keep some of the bones of Showtime’s former structure with Levine remaining on board in an advisory role. And there are no changes to Nickelodeon Networks.

To get more support for the merger of MTV and Showtime, McCarthy also stated that these creative powerhouses make some of the biggest hits in TV: From Yellowstone to Yellowjackets, Dexter to The Daily Show, Billions to Beavis, The Chi to The Challenge, Jersey Shore to Tulsa King, Drag Race to The Department, Love and Hip. As a linear and streaming platform in previous days, Showtime is now being integrated into Paramount+ and rebranded to Paramount+ With Showtime. (Word count: 289)

[muchadoabout]

Ertrinken, versinken, unbewusst –     To drown, to founder, unconscious – Höchste Lust!     Highest bliss!

Nina STEMME as Isolde & Stuart SKELTON as Tristan WAGNER: Tristan und Isolde | Act 3: Liebestod Metropolitan Opera, 2016

[lesbiancosimaniehaus]

What’s so interesting about TÁR is the way it examines personally myth-building and like, the construction/performance of identity through a character that insists she’s totally above that. There’s also the juxtaposition of genius and talent w her perception that everyone else is a robot based on wether or not she particularly liked them or respected them.

Sharon is such an interesting character, too, because she seems to be integral to the construction of Lydia Tár as like, the powerhouse conductor of the Berlin Phil but she’s just as easily sidelined by Lydia when she wants to pursue her extramarital affairs. I want a half hour w Nina Hoss to hear her talk about this. So magnificent!

[whenyourehome]

𝘂𝘀𝗻𝗮𝘃𝗶: nina rosario, what is up??

𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗮: the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell

[lostpetey]

the crows as singers

wylan: lea salonga

he doesn’t compose original music, but he’s huge in the broadway world. occasionally voice acts the singing for animated movies.

jesper: harry styles

do i really need to explain?

inej: taylor swift

no particular reason. it’s just when i imagine her voice, music career, and music style, i imagine it to be a lot like taylor.

kaz: lewis capaldi

he has that raspy but powerful voice. no one expects him to sound like that at first glance. that’s just how i imagine his voice. his songs are rlly angsty and emo. i dont know how else to explain.

nina: rina sawayama

not the most well known artist, but her fans know what a powerhouse she is. her music is very alt and has different styles (she can do pop, rock, country, and occasionally, rap). if you just listen to rina sawayama’s “this hell” you will understand. and check out her other songs they match so well with nina.

matthias: the composer

he’s not really a singer. he has a good voice but is very shy, so he writes songs for his friends and is a well known composer. his followers also follow nina because she posts clips of him singing when he thinks no one can hear.